La. Admin. Code tit. 28 § CLIX-403

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 9, September 20, 2024

Section CLIX-403 - Speaking and Listening

A. Children enter the world with the capacity to communicate. Before babies utter their first words, they are preparing to use language in many ways. As children grow and change, however, their communication needs change as well. Communicating with a preschooler is very different than communicating with a toddler or an infant. Infants and toddlers are learning the basics of communication and how important it is. Preschoolers are well on the way to becoming fluent communicators. They have learned a great deal about the purposes and conventions of communication. It's important for adults to support these changes so that children can continue to grow as skillful communicators. Singing songs and reciting simple nursery rhymes are one way to promote children's language development. They help to give children a sense of the natural rhythm of the language and its sentence patterns.

B. A solid foundation in language development in the years before a child enters school will promote success in reading and writing in the future. Some studies have linked the number of words a child hears before the age of four to future academic achievement. The more often parents and caregivers talk to their children in everyday situations, the more opportunities children have to learn new words and practice their communication skills.

La. Admin. Code tit. 28, § CLIX-403

Promulgated by the Board of Elementary and Secondary Education, LR 39:2465 (September 2013).

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 17:6(A)(10).